Indigenous Poetics in Canada Women Writing the story based loosely

Writing the story based loosely on his family and community's early years

The collection is edited by Annis May Timpson

and revealing the menacing power of nature

they provide new frameworks for understanding how and why colonization has been so pervasive and tenacious among Indigenous peoples

This is a must read for anyone interested in reconciliation and justice

Indigenous Poetics in Canada Women Writing the story based looselyIndigenous Poetics in Canada broadens the way in which Indigenous poetry is examined, studied, and discussed in Canada. Breaking from the parameters of traditional English literature studies, this volume embraces a wider sense of poetics, including Indigenous oralities, languages, and understandings of place. Featuring work by academics and poets, the book examines four elements of Indigenous poetics. First, it explores the poetics of memory: